Legal Articles | August 19, 2015 As people age, they may begin to experience a decline in their driving abilities. Drivers over 75 may have more of a chance of causing a fatal accident. Older drivers have many more years of driving experience than the younger generations. As a result,…
Defective Products | August 19, 2015 Products liability law is a field of legal theory that attempts to protect consumers from products they purchase. It is generally accepted that manufacturers have a duty to prevent products that they introduce into the marketplace from containing defects in their design or manufacture…
Work Accidents | August 13, 2015 The current labor market throughout the country is still rather tight due to the 2008 economic downturn. For many workers who are fortunate to still be employed, simply having a job right now is a blessing. Unfortunately, the unintended consequence of these conditions is…
Medical malpractice | August 6, 2015 When most people think of the concept of medical malpractice, they imagine a situation where a doctor’s error has clearly injured a patient. Things like conducting surgery on the wrong site of a patient’s body or prescribing the wrong types of medications to treat…
Car accidents | July 31, 2015 Recent statistics compiled by the National Safety Council and Chicago-area news reporters indicate that car accidents in Illinois appear to be on an upward trend. In fact, those numbers show that the number of motor vehicle crashes in 2013 increased by 4 percent statewide…
Truck Accidents | July 23, 2015 On the afternoon of July 10, a former Illinois State Representative died after a semi tractor-trailer collided with his vehicle along a Michigan highway. According to the Michigan State Police, the former representative of the Evanston, Illinois area, H. Woods “Woody” Bowman was traveling…
Legal Articles | July 16, 2015 Vehicle safety technology has come a long way since cars first entered the mainstream more than a century ago, but there is still more that can be done to prevent car accidents from happening and keep motorists safer when they do. The National Transportation…
Work Accidents | July 9, 2015 Many people don’t realize it, but trenching and excavation is a key component of almost every type of construction. This is true whether pouring concrete foundations using a trench or excavating earth to allow maintenance on buried pipes. According to the Occupational Safety and…
Medical malpractice | June 30, 2015 Recent advances in medical sciences mean that many of us will live longer lives than our predecessors. One of the unfortunate consequences of that enhanced longevity is that a significant portion of us will experience having our parents or other loved ones suffer from…
Car accidents | June 25, 2015 The attorney for a family injured by a drunk driver says that an insurance company has failed to compensate victims of that crash. At the heart of the dispute is a November 2011 accident between a drunk driver and a minivan. The two-car accident…